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Afghans in north threaten rebellion if power-sharing deal fails 01 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

PANJSHIR: Afghans in a strategically important province north of the capital have threatened to rebel if the country’s new president does not respect...

Sharif urged to improve quality of education 01 Oct 2014 - 03:57 am

ISLAMABAD: Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take effective measures to improve...

PML-N to support Javed Hashmi 01 Oct 2014 - 03:56 am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided in principle to not only support Javed Hashmi as a candidate for by-elections in NA-149 Multan-II,...

Blast kills 6 Afghan troops 01 Oct 2014 - 03:56 am

Kabul: At least six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were martyred following roadside bomb explosion, defence officials said yesterday. The exact location of...

HK protesters ignore call to end rallies 01 Oct 2014 - 03:52 am

Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones as lights in front of the government offices on day three of the mass civil disobedience...

Manila seizes paintings from Marcos 01 Oct 2014 - 03:51 am

MANILA: Philippine authorities said they seized paintings yesterday from a Manila property of former first lady Imelda Marcos as part of efforts to...

Police stop online media workshop in Sri Lanka 01 Oct 2014 - 03:49 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka media rights groups said yesterday that police had stopped an online journalists’ association from holding a workshop on ethics and...

Bangladesh sacks telecom minister 01 Oct 2014 - 03:49 am

DHAKA: Bangladesh has sacked a top minister after his criticism of Haj triggered protests by Islamists who declared him an apostate and set...

Myanmar confirms controversial Rohingya plan at UN 01 Oct 2014 - 03:49 am

YANGON: Myanmar has confirmed to the United Nations it is finalising a plan that will offer minority Rohingya Muslims citizenship if they change...

S Korea ferry runs aground, 110 rescued 01 Oct 2014 - 03:48 am

SEOUL: Some 110 people aboard a South Korean sightseeing ship were rescued by fishing boats after the vessel ran aground near a rocky...

Thailand to give tourists ID wristbands 01 Oct 2014 - 03:48 am

BANGKOK: Thailand yesterday announced plans to give tourists wristbands carrying their personal details, as the kingdom falls under intense scrutiny over visitor safety...

EBOLA VIRUS HEALTH GLOBE THEN NOW AFRICA 01 Oct 2014 - 03:41 am

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Msheireb ground to host Eid prayers again 01 Oct 2014 - 03:37 am

The Eid Prayer Ground at Msheireb Downtown Doha, which will host Eid Al Adha prayers this week. DOHA: The historic Eid Prayer Ground...

Katara Eid festival to feature astronomy show, circus on ice 01 Oct 2014 - 03:36 am

Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager of Katara Cultural Village, addressing the media yesterday.Salim Matramkot DOHA: An array of events that combine...

18th Inter-School Quiz starts on Oct 30 01 Oct 2014 - 03:35 am

FROM LEFT: Rajgopal R, Marketing Manager at Landmark Group; Saikat Mishra, GM of Landmark Group; Santosh Pai, COO, Landmark Group; Usha Andrews, President...

Safe School programme to cover more schools 01 Oct 2014 - 03:33 am

A QRC trainer gives a demonstration to students. DOHA: Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has launched the second version of its ‘Safe School’ programme...

Lulu to support Qatari engineers 01 Oct 2014 - 03:32 am

Engineer Ahmed Jassim Al Julu, Chairman of the Board of Qatar Engineering Society, presenting the shield of the Society to Mohamed Althaf, Group...

QU to host computer applications meet 01 Oct 2014 - 03:31 am

Qatar University officials at a press briefing to announce QU’s hosting of the 11th edition of the ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems...